dallied

past tense of dally
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as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dallied
Verb
  • And Georgia appears to have played its hand right.
    Jillian Magtoto, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • All of those games were played in Little Rock.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Owner Sam Sandrin said the opening was delayed due to a plumber misrepresenting that they were licensed.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier that month, Lopez went to Egypt and flirted with wearing even higher heels.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Trump, after all, flirted with bombing cartel fentanyl labs in Mexico during his first term.
    Daniel R. DePetris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nevertheless, he's repeatedly toyed openly about the idea of running again in 2028.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • According to Wolpe, Billie toyed around with the placement of their bush on the terracotta planter in the shape of a woman in a sports bra and ponytail.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • That alone is enough to extinguish whatever lingered from Tuesday night’s debacle.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That heavy drinking in the early days of the breakup is briefly discussed but not lingered upon.
    Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout their trip, Gomez and her friends lounged on the beach and dressed up in matching sweatsuits.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Guests of the hotel lounged around the pool, mingling, laughing, and dancing.
    L'Oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The post, which shared several photos from the outing, also poked fun at the couple getting caught in the rain while meeting with schoolchildren at the museum.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While some people argued that the photo was degrading to women, Carpenter stood by the photo and poked fun at the controversy while sharing alternate album covers.
    Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His life was going nowhere, until his brother Scott dragged him off the couch and convinced Dean to sign up with his acting coach, Bill Esper.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Mitchell was then dragged outside to the valet area, and a female Hyatt employee grabbed a broomstick and struck Mitchell with it.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Dallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dallied. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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